Mehmet Özhanl

This year's excavations in the ancient city of Pisidia Antiocheia have unearthed a church that was discovered last year, bringing to four the number of Christian religious centers that have been discovered so far at the siteA church that was found last year in the ancient city of Pisidia Antiocheia in the southern province of Isparta's Yalvaç district has been completely unearthed during this y

Continuing excavations in the Pisidia Antiocheia ancient city in the southern province of Isparta's Yalvaç district have unearthed a 1,800-year-old relief that will shed light on daily life in the city. 

Members of the excavation team working at the ruins of Antioch of Pisidia in the western province of Isparta have staged a sit in at the ancient site to protest the brutal execution of their colleague, Syrian archaeologist Khalid al-Assad, at the hands of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants.

This season's excavations have started in the ancient city of Pisidia in the southern province of Isparta's Yalvaç district. 

The head of the excavations, Süleyman Demirel University's Professor Mehmet Özhanl?, said this year's work would focus on the Temple of Men, which is valuable enough to enter the UNESCO World Heritage List. 

An Omphalos stone, which has been found in Manavgat, a town in the southern province of Antalya, has proven the region was a prophecy center.

Isparta Süleyman Demirel University Professor Mehmet Özhanl? said his further examinations of the stone have confirmed this fact.